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  • Chapter 13 - Pakistan Falls Apart

  • from Part III - Becoming East Pakistan
  • Willem van Schendel, Universiteit van Amsterdam
  • Book:
    A History of Bangladesh
    Published online:
    17 June 2021
    Print publication:
    02 July 2020, pp 144-153

  • Summary

    In the 1960s the unpopular military dictatorship was challenged by a political party (Awami League), and its leader (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) gained mass popular support. The first general assembly elections in Pakistan resulted in a landslide victory, giving the Awami League an absolute majority in the all-Pakistan assembly. Politicians and army men from West Pakistan refused to hand over the reins of the state, as East Pakistan spinned out of control. A violent confrontation had become inevitable.

  • Chapter 14 - East Pakistani Livelihoods

  • from Part III - Becoming East Pakistan
  • Willem van Schendel, Universiteit van Amsterdam
  • Book:
    A History of Bangladesh
    Published online:
    17 June 2021
    Print publication:
    02 July 2020, pp 154-165

  • Summary

    During the Pakistan period (1947–1971), East Pakistan remained an overwhelmingly rural society. National economic policies discriminated against East Pakistan. Rural crowding was a serious issue, especially since poverty had not decreased. By 1971 there were many more East Pakistanis who lived in poverty than in 1947. Life expectancy at birth had improved somewhat but still stood at below fifty years. In terms of improving the quality of life, the Pakistan experiment had been a disappointment to most citizens.